Like my last two years in review. Here are how things went for me in 2015: The Good (What I did well or that went well) I was published in Pyramid a lot this year: #3/75: Hero’s Jackpot (5/5 stars), #3/76: Dungeon Fantasy IV (4.5/5 stars), #3/77: Combat (4.5/5 stars), #3/78: Unleash Your Soul (5/5 stars), #3/79: Space […]
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Carpe Blogiem: End of Blogcation 2015
The blogcation is at an end. in summary: Reason #1: Solved! The man I call father had a stroke in early September, It was pretty bad. It was terrifying. He’s since come through it with a speed the doctor’s are calling a miracle. He’s stubborn that way. Within ten months all of his facilities will […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: When Is a Dungeon Fantasy Campaign No Longer A Dungeon Fantasy Campaign?, Part II
Peter Dell’Orto talked a bit about how to not let your Dungeon Fantasy campaign become a fantasy campaign. It’s extremely well-written and if you want to avoid the situation that I describe in my first post then you should follow it to the letter. If not, read on. Many have used GURPS Dungeon Fantasy as a way to […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: When Is a Dungeon Fantasy Campaign No Longer A Dungeon Fantasy Campaign?, Part I
Oddly enough, running Dungeon Fantasy demos are my local game store and my hacked-together version have given me a bit of insight into the series like nothing else ever has. At first, Aersalus was just supposed to be a straight-up Dungeon Fantasy campaign with all the normal rules and races and the beer and pretzel approach. […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: #SJGames Live with Sean and Steven
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Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: My Gamemaster’s Kit
+Mook Wilson is one of those lovely people you meet on the Internet and wish to Glob that he lived in your area – or at least visited every once and a while. He’s just a genuinely nice guy. He posted this very cool link of his GM kit on his website. On Facebook someone mentioned […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: ROFCON 2015 Report
Steve Matousek (of Atlantis Games and Comics) is one hell of a nice guy. I’ve known him for over 16 years and he’s the sort that will do what he can to help, however he can. He’s also a excellent businessmen and knows what buttons to push to get people to buy things in his […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: 2014 – A Year In Review
Like my other year in review, Here are how things went for me in 2014: The Good (What I did well or that went well) I was published in Pyramid a lot this year (woo-hoo!): #3/63: Infinite Worlds II (5/5 stars), #3/64: Pirates and Swashbucklers (4.5/5 stars), #3/65: Alternate GURPS III (5/5 stars), #3/66: The […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: The Laptop the Internet Gave Me
As promised – an unboxing video – also a few pictures, but before that I’d like to jaw a bit. First, I didn’t put down any names for those of you who helped me get this magnificent machine that I’m typing on right now. It was brought to my attention that some of you folks […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Recovery, Worthiness, and Humility
I’ve stayed up half the night trying to write this blog entry. (Bear with me, it rambles a bit.) Part of it was typing on my small 10″ tablet and the other was trying to figure out what to say. I eventually just snagged a friend’s computer for a few hours and the cursor just […]
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